Vicksburg Campaign
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Historian Terrence J. Winschel provides a brief overview of General Ulysses S. Grant's successful campaign to capture the City of Vicksburg. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics.
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Hinds County, MS | May 16, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
6,297
Union
2,457
2,457
Confed.
3,840
3,840
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Claiborne County, MS | May 1, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
1,628
Union
861
861
Confed.
767
767
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Hinds County, MS | May 12, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
961
Union
446
446
Confed.
515
515
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Hinds County and Warren County, MS | May 17, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
2,273
Union
273
273
Confed.
1,751
1,751
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Warren County, MS | May 18, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
37,273
Union
4,910
4,910
Confed.
32,363
32,363